Friday, January 14, 2011
Internet Makes Elderly Smart
Neuroscientists scanned brains of 24 55-74 year-old volunteers as they read and searched on the internet. Both activities sent blood rushing to brain areas controlling memory and language. However, when using the Internet, brain regions dealing with complex reasoning also became activated and those with more more Internet experience got twice the brain benefit of inexperienced users.
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